St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07
IN THE COMMONS.
The House Refuses to Take Up
the CHARGES Against Dillon.

LONDON, May 6.-George Price Con
servative), resuming the debate in the
commons this evening on the motion to
appoint committee to inquire into the
Times charges against Dillon, sug-
gested (derisive Parnellite laughter)
that a royal commission be appointed to
inquire into all charges against the Par
nellites. He said he made the sugges-
ton on his own responsibility. He
asked the Irish members on this day,
above all others, the anniversary of the
Phoenix park murders, not to throw
any obstacle in the way of an impartial
inquiry. Sir Henry James regretted
Liberals asserted that the administration
of justice in England was so defective
that it was improbable that fair trial
could be obtained on the issues involved
in this controversy. He asked what
single instance could be given TO prove
this ScandalOuS assertion. He defied
Sir Charles Russell to point out single
case in support of such statement. Ii
English committeeman were just
WHY NOT JURYMEN
in law court? If the proposal of the
opposition should be carried out it
would imply that member of the house
who had been attacked in newspaper
need only come before the house,
pronounce the statement false, and de
mand that the publisher be convicted of
breach of privilege. If members of
the house had regard for their reputa-
ton the courts of law were open to as
siSt them to vindicate their character
and punish the libelous offender.
[Cheers.] Healy said every possible
question seemed worthy of inquiry by
the house except the question affecting
the character of its members. The Par
nelliteS did not care pinch of snuff
whether they got this inquiry or not,
but if the government majority refused
the inquiry the name of the British gen
tleman would be placed OH level with
that Of the Indian thug. The Parnell-
once on this question. They would
stand on no technical references, but
meet any charges brought against them.
From the decision of the majority of the
house the Parnellites would appeal to
people outside and to other nations.
The Irish people never sent them there
to beg favors, but to demand rights. In
spite of all obstacles they would in time
obtain their rights. Cheers. Mai.
Saunderson said he did not wonder that
Gladstone tried to whitcwash his Irish
lrleluS WHO were HOW
SUPPLYING HIS POLICY.
Why, he asked, should the house APP
point a committee to inquire into
charges sustained by such proofs as the
Times offered? lie challenged Dillon to
disprove the Times evidence.
DillOn-'I have offered to enter into
the charges fully before Il committee. /
shall no longer exchange the lie with
members OF the house over Them"
[CheerS.
Saunderson said committee limited
in the way Gladstone proposed could
only deal with one charge. Its decision
would be practically worthless upon
general accusations. The only way to
obtain full inquiry was by trial in open
court, embracing all the charges. Hear,
hear. Henry Fowler, Liberal, said he
must decline to believe that English
juries We're infallibie, especially when
political questions were involved. He
stance, to gross injustice done Lord
Cochran. Was a special jury drawn
from London traders, he asked, better
Qualified to deal with the question than
a committee selected from members of
part The Parnellites did not de
sire to limit the inquiry. He had tel
egram from Parnell stating that he was
quite willing to extend the inquiry so as
to include the forged letter published by
the Times. [Cheers.l Gladstone's mo- |
ton was rejected, 3I7 TO 233. Sir Ed |
wsrd Clarke's motion, that the house
decline TO treat the Times publication as |
Il breach Of privilege was agreed to.
THE TIMES TlCKLED.
The Times this morning says it re-
ioices that parliament was not ensnared |
into establishing new and an embar-
RAISING precedent by the appointment |
of a committee to hear the Dillon case. |
1.-The committee would have been ell
gagged" says the Times, lin what law
VerS call a fishing inouirV It's action